第12部分(第2/7 頁)

　horsemen　on　the　scene　led　to　a　rewriting　of　the　history　of　China；　from　the　Jin　and　Southern　Song　on。　So　too　the　his—tories　of　Central　Asia；　Persia；　Russia；　and　India。　Gunpowder；　invented　in　China；　was　introduced　to　the　West　by　Mongol　hordes　as　they　cut　their　murderous　swath　through　Europe　and　Asia；　bringing　down　the　castle　of　feudalism　in　the　West　and　sweeping　away　all　obstacles　to　the　emerging　system　of　capitalism。　Gunpowder　then　made　its　way　back　to　the　East；　where　it　blew　open　the　door　to　China　and；　ultimately；　ended　the　reign　of　the　Mongol　horsemen　and　turned　the　whole　world　upside　down。　But　the　historical　impact　of　wolves　has　been　written　off　by　histo—rians。　If　Tengger　had　recorded　events；　wolves　on　the　Mongolian　grass—lands　would　have　had　their　place　in　the　annals　of　history。”

Gao　Jianzhong；　the　cowherd；　could　not　contain　his　excitement　over　the　arrival　of　the　largesse。　“What　are　you　two　doing；　dredging　up　the　ancient　past？　Our　first　priority　ought　to　be　to　dig　all　the　gazelles　out　of　the　snowbank　and　get　rich。”

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狼圖騰（英文版）　4（8）

Chen　Zhen　said；　“Heaven　keeps　its　eye　out　for　the　wolves；　and　we　should　be　grateful　for　this　cartload　of　gazelles。　The　blizzard　will　blow　for　three　days　at　least；　adding　a　couple　of　feet　or　more　to　the　snowbank　and　filling　in　the　depressions。　Looking　for　gazelles　in　that　would　be　like　searching　for　a　needle　in　a　haystack。”

Gao　walked　out　of　the　yurt　and　looked　up　at　the　sky。　“It’s　really　going　to　blow　for　three　days；”　he　said　when　he　was　back　inside。　“I　should　have　been　there　today。　Damned　if　I　wouldn’t　have　planted　poles　in　the　largest　depressions。”　He　sighed。　“I　guess　I’ll　have　to　wait　till　spring。　But　then　I’ll　go　out；　fi　ll　up　a　cart；　and　personally　take　it　to　the　purchasing　station　at　the　B